#slyssnakes

My first time commissioning fan art! Ty @slyssnakes for making my "Draco's got an insatiable oral fixation and the only thing that will cure it is Harry's cock" dreams come true.

Bound: Naked by @bixgirl1

Featuring art by: @slyssnakes Typeset and bound by: me, @phoenixortheflame

Harry and Draco are sent on an undercover assignment to catch a Dark wizard — which might not be so bad if it weren't at a Muggle nudist resort. Now Draco has to deal with a very interested Harry, temptation he's long-since learned to ignore, and threats around every corner — including the one to his heart.

My first time doing a cut out! Well... it's not exactly a cut out, because I didn't cut into the cover board. But more on that later.

I made this bind for @dogearedbindery as part of the Summer of Drarry Exchange hosted by @itsphantasmagoria.

I am not big on summer aesthetics. Bright, fruity colours just don't do it for me. Don't get me wrong, other people embrace these elements beautifully, but they just don't feel like me.

For this bind I kept things simple (naked you might even say), featuring a nearly all black-and-white typeset (save for the art by @slyssnakes), a neutral cover, minimalist HTV, and this amazing black-and-white waves chiyogami paper.

The cut-out effect was achieved using a bit of card stock. It was really quite easy, and I'll definitely do it again.

Cut a piece of card stock the same size as your cover board, then, with a box cutter, cut out the shape of the window.

Layer and glue a sheet of decorative paper on the cover board.

Make your case, but instead of the front cover board, use the card stock.

Cut the window out of the book cloth, but leave about 1cm around the edges to turn into the window and glue down.

Glue the cover board to the card stock.

Finish the case as usual.

I did just a single-colour endband, but I used DAS' two-colour front bead method as I find it's the most forgiving. Plus it looks really good!

I rounded the spine on this one — and, y'all, I think I'm sold. A rounded spine (even if not backed) looks soooo slick.

This bind was almost a complete fucking disaster. For a few reasons, actually. First is I used Allure book cloth, which wasn't sticking nicely to the card stock and cover boards. Secondly, I made the hinge gaps too small. I thought because I was rounding I should make them smaller. WRONG. I discovered just how wrong I was when I cased it and tested the covers only to discover it wouldn't open. I quickly removed the text block from the case, replaced the end pages, remade the case using a different book cloth and standard hinge gaps, and voila. (Thank you to @epitomereally for talking me off the ledge while this crisis was occurring.)

The typeset is pretty simple and features three pieces of very sexy art by @slyssnakes. I can't even share chapter three's header as it will no doubt get my post flagged.

I hope you love the bind, Shannon! I'm going to have to make one for myself now....

And @bixgirl1, if you're out there, I'd love to make you a copy, too, so don't hesitate to DM me!

As always, this was made as a gift. No money (or other capital) was involved in this exchange.

Naked is free to read on A03.

And remember, folks, don't be a dick; don't commodify fic!

Materials and bind details

Book cloth is Iris brand in Sandstone

HTV is Cricut brand Everyday Iron-On in Black

Endbands are Trebizond in Spanish Olive, a 3-ply silk filament thread using DAS’s Two Colour Front Bead Headband tutorial here

Paper is Chiyogami 998 from The Paper Place

Fonts used: Barlow Condensed, Anyer Beach, Sabon,